Jean Quan (Chinese: 關麗珍)​ (born October 21, 1949) was the 49th mayor of Oakland, serving from 2010 through 2014. Mayor Quan is the first woman and the first Asian American to be elected Mayor of Oakland. She did not get reelected in the 2014 Election and is working on the transition with her replacement, Libby Schaaf.

On August 26, 2013, Quan and a bunch of other mayors met with President Barack Obama to discuss youth violence and ask for money. To learn more about it, read her newsletter. This is notable because we will probably hear about it FOREVER. (It's already catching flak.)

2014 Mayoral Election

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9/24/13 Mayor Quan found unfavorable by Chamber of Commerce poll!Oakland Chamber of Commerce published a telephone survey of likely November 2014 Voters and Mayor Quan's voter confidence showed a decline. The poll asked voters if they have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Jean Quan. Her favorable percentage points dropped from 36 in 2012 to 24. Her unfavorable percentage points increased from 53 points in 2012 to 62 in 2013. Also 69% of the participants stated that they are likely to vote for someone else next year. The poll asked several other questions regarding how people feel about Oakland and it's direction. Download the pdf file of the poll here: http://oaklandchamber.com/files/1245.pdf

10/20/13 East Bay Citizen: One Year in Advance, A Pivotal in Oakland's Mayoral Race Emerges. Steve Taveres notes some both to of the above articles on Jean Quan, but hands out a word of warning: "..before Quan haters rejoice, her demise is long from assured. In fact, she still sits ahead of the pack with both time on her side and the certainty many issues and controversies will arise from here to November 2014." Read more here -> http://www.ebcitizen.com/2013/10/one-year-in-advance-pivotal-moment-in.html